Nearby Communities in the 1890s
We largely built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. Over time, we will continue to add communities that we find during our research.
If it applies, we indicate whether a community no longer exists and is now historic.<1>
While we didn't find Morgan City in the Atlas, the following communities of the 1890's would have been found near the current location of Morgan City. The following communities are listed based on their distance, with the one closest to Morgan City listed first.
- Briscoe
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Briscoe is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Briscoe
- Oleander
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Oleander is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oleander
- Apple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Apple Grove is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Grove
- Valhermoso Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Whitesburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Whitesburg is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitesburg
- Woodland Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Woodland Mills is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Mills
- Union Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Friendship is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Talucah
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Talucah is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talucah
- Stringer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Stringer is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringer
- New Hope
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hulaco
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Hulaco is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulaco
- Arab
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Grassy
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Grassy is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy
- Lowe ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lowe is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowe
- Owens' Cross Roads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joppa
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Triana
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
- Triana is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triana
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,327 people
- Manchester
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Manchester is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manchester
- Cottonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Cottonville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonville
- Somerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Somerville is located in Morgan County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Somerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 782 people
- Eva
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Baileyton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Warrenton
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Warrenton is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warrenton
- Nebo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Nebo is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
- Berkley
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Berkley is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berkley
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Morgan City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
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